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Port Allegany's Isac Amell glides past a defender on his way to the rim during Pennsylvania's win over New York in the tenth annual Big 30 Senior Classic. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Pennsylvania boys crack 100 as they sweep Big 30 play

March 22, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE, NY – In a wire-to-wire rout, the Pennsylvania boy’s Big 30 All-Star team dominated New York, completing the Keystone sweep with a 108-94 win

Otto-Eldred's Lexi Prince representing the Lady Terrors at the tenth annual Big 30 Senior Classic. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Pennsylvania girls seal Big 30 Senior Classic win with last-minute defense

March 22, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE, NY – From being behind, to finding a comeback, to fighting to survive, the Pennsylvania girl’s Big 30 All-Star team found themselves on all

New York high school baseball teams set to start 2026 campaigns

March 22, 2026

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com The sheets of snow that have long blanketed the ballparks of western New York have all but melted away. Meaning, the spring sports season is officially

FILE -- Bradford's Tarren Reese fields a grounder during the Owls' home game against St. Marys on Friday, June 13. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

HS BASEBALL PREVIEW: Next-Man-Up needed in Pennsylvania

March 22, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com As teams warm up their bats and break in the gloves for the upcoming baseball season, they already have their eyes focused across the horizon

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Construction work on Walkable Olean 4 — South Union Street from Franchot Boulevard to State Street — resumed Monday by Millennium Construction.

Walkable Olean 4 construction resumed on South Union Street Monday

March 26, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Millennium Construction resumed work Monday on Walkable Olean 4 — South Union Street from State Street to Franchot Boulevard The $3 million project will include

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Bob Wright of Wright’s Farms, Farmersville, keeps watch over the wood-fired evaporator boiling down maple sap into syrup in the farm’s sugar house on Laidlaw Road. The farm has been making maple syrup since 1840.

Wright’s Farms has been in maple business since 1840

March 26, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star FARMERSVILLE — Wright’s Farm on Laidlaw Road in Farmersville has been producing maple syrup in Cattaraugus County since 1840. It is likely the farm has continually produced

Pollock: Good and sad news on high school hoops; remembering boxing’s grillmaster

March 25, 2025

A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Senior Sports Columnist Some thoughts from the weekend involving high school basketball and the passing of a boxing legend: OTHER THAN a few minor league baseball

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The developer of Olean Town Centre is seeking to redevelop Olean Center Mall in a $40 million program that includes the city using eminent domain to obtain site interest rights.

Common Council votes 4-3 for public hearing on using eminent domain for Olean Mall

March 25, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Olean Common Council voted 4-3 at a special meeting Thursday to set a public hearing on whether to authorize the city to